Nursing Homes · Fort Smith, AR
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center
5301 Wheeler Avenue · Fort Smith, AR 72901 · 130 certified beds
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About The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center
The Blossoms at Fort Smith Rehab & Nursing Center is a nursing home in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Its capacity is 130 beds, above the Sebastian County median of 122 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 30 citations, the most recent on September 19, 2025. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.37 hours per resident per day. It is one of 7 nursing homes listed in Fort Smith. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
2.0Staffing
2.0Quality measures
4.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (30)
Records from April 2023 to September 2025.
September 19, 2025
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 15, 2025.
September 19, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 15, 2025.
September 19, 2025
Tag F0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 15, 2025.
September 19, 2025
Tag F0554Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 15, 2025.
September 19, 2025
Tag F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 15, 2025.
April 16, 2025
Tag F0850Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 17, 2025.
April 16, 2025
Tag F0644Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 17, 2025.
March 18, 2025
Tag F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 31, 2025.
January 8, 2025
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected February 7, 2025.
January 8, 2025
Tag F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 7, 2025.
January 8, 2025
Tag F0693Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 7, 2025.
January 8, 2025
Tag F0567Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 7, 2025.
January 8, 2025
Tag F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 7, 2025.
January 8, 2025
Tag F0584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 7, 2025.
September 19, 2024
Tag F0558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 19, 2024.
September 19, 2024
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 19, 2024.
September 19, 2024
Tag F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 19, 2024.
May 23, 2024
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 22, 2024.
May 23, 2024
Tag F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 22, 2024.
May 23, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 22, 2024.
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing
3.37 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.19 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of The Blossoms Rehab & Nursing Center, a chain of 23 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 2.6 overall, 2.6 for health inspections, 2.7 for staffing, 3.0 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Arkansas.
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